May 18

Name: May 18
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2007-07-25
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Kim Sang-kyung, Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Yo-won, Lee Joon-gi, Park Chul-min

The day a nation's conscience died.

화려한 휴가 (2007)

Timing: 1:58 (118 min)

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Video for the film May 18 — May 18 (2007) - 화려한 휴가 - Trailer

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Release date

2007-07-25

Country

Korea

Production

CJ Entertainment, KiHweck ShiDae

Genre

Drama, History

Budget

Box office

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Director

Kim Ji-hoon

Actors

Kim Sang-kyung, Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Yo-won, Lee Joon-gi, Park Chul-min, Park Won-sang, Song Jae-ho, Na Moon-hee, Kwon Tae-won, Uhm Hyo-seop
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Producer

Park Chang-hyun, Yoo In-taek, Lee Soo-nam

Camera operator

Lee Doo-man

Composer

Kim Seong-hyeon

Artist

Park Elhen

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Editing

Hahm Sung-won
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Short description

The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. Seeing as the soldiers beat defenceless people, mainly students, to death, the citizens are in for retaliation and form a militia.

What's left behind the scenes

The film is based on real events. From May 18 to 27, 1980, protests (known as the Gwangju Uprising) took place in the city of Gwangju, brutally suppressed by the authorities.
The original title of the film can be translated as 'Wonderful Holiday'.